I'm not a monster, I was having a pee! Chinese tourist photographs 'beast' that resembles Gollum... but sci-fi actor comes forward to claim it was him

A Chinese tourist was in for something of a surprise after he came across this bizarre looking 'monster' while out camping near Beijing.

The man was camping with friends in a valley in Huairou, Beijing, when he spotted the human-like 'beast'.

The images sparked
speculation as to the origin of the creature after they were posted online.

But a science fiction actor seems to have settled the argument after claiming he was pictured by somebody while filming in the mountains

A Chinese tourist has claimed he saw a 'monster' while out camping near Beijing

The images have sparked online speculation as to the origin of the creature, although one poster may have come up with the answer

The tourist who took the pictures said: 'I walked far away to have a
pee, and suddenly saw a monster. I took a few pictures of it, but I am
now terrified by my courage then.'

Any debate however as to what the creature was appears to have been settled after an online commenter described being spotted while filming with friends.

The actor wrote: 'Over the weekend I and my friends went to the mountains to take a mini sci-fi film. And when I was having a pee a person popped up and took pictures of me and shot away.'

There has been no shortage of reports of sightings of mysterious looking creatures in the last few months.

In April a Canadian hiker released a video of what he believed could have been Sasquatch in the mountains near Squamish, British Columbia.

The video was shot by Myles Lamont two years ago while he was hiking in the Tantalus Range, north of Vancouver.

The creature appears to bear a striking resemblance to the Lord Of The Rings character Gollum

The real Gollum is a well-known character from the classic fantasy novels by JRR Tolkien

The footage, whichshows a small black dot of a figure reportedly moving up a mountain, has now had more than a million views since it was posted on to YouTube.

Mr Lamont says he was able to view the subject far better than what the video portrays as it was just a simple point and shoot camera. 'The contrast was excellent due to the snow behind the subject,' he said.

Mr Lamont said he only uploaded the video for the benefit of a couple of friends.

'We had no intention for it to gather the interest it has. We are not claiming this to be anything other than a strange encounter.'